pax
A cry for peace or truce in children's gamesA cry for peace or truce in children's games.
/pæks/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dated)A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slFrom Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
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